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crappy day

crappy day

5 8.6
A day when many things go wrong and you feel unhappy
  • noun
  • /ˈkræpi deɪ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : día de porquería
  • Sorry about your crappy day!

But obviously I've used a lot more or I've had a lot of crappy days, One of the two.

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Examples

  • Well, that was a crappy day at the office, huh?

  • "I'm having what you might call a crappy day," she told him.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I had a crappy day as well.

    Blog text (11)
  • I love Mountain Dew because it's delicious and a great pick-me-up during a crappy day at work.

    Blog text (5)
  • It is a repetitive pattern: you have a crappy day job in exchange for a paycheck, and work on the things you truly love after hours.

    Blog text (23)
  • It always cheers me up to come across it after I've had a really crappy day, if some old guy gets on to me for ringing up his vitamins too slowly or I get an incomplete on an assignment.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Sometimes you know it's a crappy day from the moment you wake up.

  • I had a pretty crappy day myself.

Synonyms

shitty day
vscrappy day
  • Offensive
8 9.9

A very bad day when many things go wrong

is equally negative but uses milder, nonvulgar language
sucky day
vscrappy day
  • Informal
1 9.8

A day when many things go wrong and you feel upset

is equally negative but more formal or less slangy in tone
shitbucket day
vscrappy day
  • Offensive
9.9

A day when many bad things happen

is the same idea but uses calmer, nonvulgar wording
shitfuck of a day
vscrappy day
  • Offensive
9.9

A day that is very bad and full of annoying problems

is similar but less intense and uses milder wording
fuckity day
vscrappy day
  • Offensive
9.9

A day when many things go wrong and you feel frustrated

is similarly negative but uses more neutral, less crude language

Antonyms

1.0

Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed

How Bad

crappy day
  • NSFW
5 8.6
fuckity day
  • Offensive
9.9

Surface Forms

crappy day singular
crappy days plural

Morphology

crappy + day

The meaning 'a very bad or unpleasant day' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'crappy' (of very low quality or unpleasant) with 'day' (a period of time); the adjective clearly modifies the noun. This adjective + noun compositional pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Crappy day comes from the rude word crap and the adjective crappy, which meant 'rubbish' or 'dirt'. The idea of a day full of crap, messy and unwanted things, is why crappy day means 'a very bad or unpleasant day'.